When the foremost of them reached the group he asked, panting,-- "Where is the tapop ?" Hoshkanyi Tihua stepped forward and inquired,-- "What has happened?
What do you want ?" "Our father the maseua," gasped the man, "is dead! He was killed on the Ziro kauash!" "Who killed him ?" demanded the principal chayan, placing himself in front of the speaker.
The Indian raised his arm on high; from it depended a circular object.
As the pale light of the rising moon fell on it, it was plainly distinguishable as a circular war-sandal!.